Fans are demanding for Marvel to give Captain America a boyfriend

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Marvel fans are taking to Twitter to demand an addition to the next "Captain America" movie — namely a boyfriend for the superhero.

Fans made the simple request using the hashtag #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend. By early Tuesday morning, it was trending worldwide and as of this post, there are over 120,000 tweets with the hashtag.

Some chimed in with who they thought it should be. While many of the requests were to see Captain America paired with Sergeant James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes (aka the Winter Soldier), there were also some suggestions for Tony Stark aka Iron Man in the mix as well.

Many fans added to the discussion to explain why they believed Steven Rogers aka Captain America should have a boyfriend.

With the hashtag came the inevitable backlash from other fans who wanted a more traditional (read: straight) plotline for the superhero.

Others took a more humorous approach to the controversial topic by either pointing out that Chris Evans already has a "bromantic" relationship with his costar Robert Downey Jr., who plays Iron Man in Marvel's universe, or that they deserved a boyfriend before a fictional superhero got one.

Longtime fans have "shipped" Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes online. All you need to do is look up "Stucky" and you'll find a lot of fan fiction and fan art about the budding bromance between the Winter Soldier and Captain America.

Captain America's sexuality has long been discussed, and fans of the comic books and movies have found themselves butting heads. On Marvel's website, there's some info about the superhero's personal life, including his relationship with his neighbor Bernadette "Bernie" Rosenthal. However, this has never become a part of the movies, and fans who haven't read the comics know a different side of Captain America: A Captain America who isn't and hasn't been in a relationship and shows little interest in women.

This hashtag follows #GiveElsaAGirlfriend, the movement to convince Disney to allow princess Elsa (voiced by Idina Menzel) from its popular "Frozen" movie to have a relationship with a woman.

Not only was the hashtag trending on Twitter earlier this year, it even got the attention of Menzel who told Entertainment Tonight she supported the idea.